Adventurous, independent lady is willing to take good care of your house and pets

About this sitter

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Since 2014, I am house and pet sitting world wide. Sometimes, my partner joins me. I like to combine a visit to my children in Canada and Australia with a house sit. Also, I love the adventure, meeting new people and discover other cultures.
















I am a Dutch, 69-year-old, sporty women (non-smoker) and have lived in different countries during my life. I have worked for 14 years as a scrub nurse in the Netherlands and on the island of Curaçao, in the Caribbean. While living on the island of Curaçao, I traveled during my free time extensively in South and Central America. Lived with my husband and our two children for 10 years in Greece, first as ex-pats, later with our own office at home. After, we moved to Canada, where we stayed for 11 years. Wherever we lived, we had beautiful gardens and gardening is for me a joy. In Greece, we had cats, a dog (a Pointer) and rabbits. I grew up with dogs and after my parents moved to Spain, they had a variety of stray dogs in their home. I looked after their home on different occasions. Due to being raised in the Netherlands and due to moving around, I speak different languages; Dutch, English, German, some French, some Greek and quite fluent in Spanish. For 6 years, I have been helping out some very poor families in Cuba, not only with Humanitarian Aid like clothing and medication, but also by building houses for them, through my own organization.
In Canada, I volunteered 8 years for Victim Services, an organization which works close together with the police. I do have a Criminal Record Check from Canada AND The Netherlands. These days, I often house sit with my partner.

Why they want to house sit

Since April 2016, I settled down in the Netherlands again, after travelling and house/pet sitting continuously for 18 months in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada, and the Netherlands. Still, I like to travel and discover new places. That is why I continue to house and pet sit a few times a year, also in combination with a visit to my children in Canada and Australia.

Their experience

I am a very experienced house and pet sitter. I looked after a variety of animals; all kinds of dogs, big and small, cats, chickens, ducks, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, fish, and birds. In total, I looked after 40 properties over the last 12 years. My partner often joins me on the sits, but not always.

What can they bring to the assignment

Experience, a world traveler, very independent, confident with multiple languages (English, Dutch, German, Spanish, some French, and some Greek). I like gardening and took care of nurseries on different occasions. I am interested in all kinds of cultures and have experience in looking after big properties. There are more than 40 5 star references on Dutch and International house sitters websites.